Acidosis in Feedlot Cattle

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Food Animal Practice

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 333-350

  Nagaraja, T G ^a   Lechtenberg, Kelly F ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Midwest Veterinary Supply Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINERAL; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; CALORIC INTAKE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DIET THERAPY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; METABOLISM; REVIEW; RUMINANT STOMACH; STANDARD;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENERGY INTAKE; MINERALS; RUMEN; TRACE ELEMENTS; VITAMINS;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 34250851595     PISSN: 07490720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2007.04.002     Document Type: Review

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